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MILARITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 2 mm field of view	Species: MILARITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1985) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Greenish coloration from a dusting of chlorite or glauconite.
TITANITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 6 mm field of view. Clusters of tiny titanite crystals.	Species: TITANITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Clusters of tiny titanite crystals. Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1994) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
MICROLITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 2 mm field of view. Microlite and cassiterite on columbite.	Species: MICROLITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view. Microlite and cassiterite on columbite. Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1980) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
ALLANITE-(Ce) Government Pit, Albany, NH 4 mm crystal	Species: ALLANITE-(Ce) Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1982) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
URANINITE Ham-Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 2.7 cm specimen. Black uraninite with yellow uranophane? and minor red feldspar.	Species: URANINITE Locality: Ham-Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 cm specimen. Black uraninite with yellow uranophane? and minor red feldspar. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: Notes: Uraninite verified by Fred Davis XRF analysis, (GB30), on polished grain from this specimen. Uraninite has only recently been added to the Ham-Weeks mineral species list.
URANINITE Ham-Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 3.7 cm specimen. Black uraninite with yellow uranophane? and red feldspar.	Species: URANINITE Locality: Ham-Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 3.7 cm specimen. Black uraninite with yellow uranophane? and red feldspar. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: Notes: Uraninite also verified by Fred Davis XRF analysis, (GB31), on polished grain from this second specimen.
LAUMONTITE Holt's Location, Cambridge, NH 1.0 mm field of view.	Species: LAUMONTITE Locality: Holt's Location, Cambridge, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view. Field Collected: Cliff Trebilcock Catalog No.: u1244 Notes: These tiny laumontite crystals were found on 0.5 to 3 cm quartz crystals with micro epidote crystals. There are other larger laumontite crystals on this specimen, but this group best illustrates the classic laumontite habit.
LAUMONTITE Holt's Location, Cambridge, NH 0.8 mm laumontite crystal with oblique terminations.	Species: LAUMONTITE Locality: Holt's Location, Cambridge, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm laumontite crystal with oblique terminations. Field Collected: Cliff Trebilcock Catalog No.: u1245 Notes:
CLINOCHLORE South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH 6.5 cm specimen of dark-green clinochlore in iron stained quartz.	Species: CLINOCHLORE Locality: South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen of dark-green clinochlore in iron stained quartz. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 829 Notes: This is a natural sunlight photograph.
CLINOCHLORE South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH 2.5 cm specimen of dark-green clinochlore on iron stained quartz.	Species: CLINOCHLORE Locality: South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm specimen of dark-green clinochlore on iron stained quartz. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 795 Notes: This is a natural sunlight photograph.